Springfield Library funding decision date nears

SPRINGFIELD – As the public comment period runs out of time, community members and Springfield Library volunteers continue to voice their concerns to the Springfield City Council in hopes it will halt the proposal to slash library funding by $500,000 in the report of the Mayor’s Fiscal Stability Task Force.

According to the City, the Fiscal Stability Task Force has proposed a $500,000 reduction to the library budget as part of its fiscal stability plan.…